Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-07-08
desk. dead md cold, they said be- "was
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il 147177, at Galore Junction, on the U. Y
, IL. Railroad, about seventy miles up the
line from Venice. For many genera
tons his family had been engaged in
the general fame and military distinc-
ton business which had never paid
very well, and the old man, after he
was defeated for supervisor, soured on
the whole course of his ancestors and
made mp his mind he would get his son
into some profession which would bring
ducats and honor without changing the
combination.
The future artist, who was usually
called "Tishy" at home until he became
large and strong enough to bear his full
name, gave evidence, when only 10
wears old, of his natural inclination.
He stole his sisters makeup box from
her dressing-table, and with only the
half-dozen colors to work with, he de-
coratel his mothers rolling-pin in so
artistic manner that there was left no
room for doubt as to what his future
course must be.
The old man was delighted, and the
very next morning he took his son up
to Venice on No. 6, and got the Bellini
Brothers to take the byo into their
paint-shop on trial, at ten sesterzio
week, and sleep in the studio.
He never swerved from his course for
any length of time Once he became
enamoured Of the stage, and joined, for
a short time, the Sparticus, Danazellio,
and Rienzi Minstrel and Specially Com
pany. which was then playing in We
nice, at the old Canal Street Thcater,
for one week only. He soon tired of
the sameness of the work of a burnt
cork artist, and returned to the picture
business. The fact is zealously con-
cealed by most historians. and as his
life was otherwise exemplary, and only
very few of his minstrel jokes are now
in use by the profession, this period Of
his life does not call for more than
passing notice.
Al first the ducats did not roll in very
rapidly and Tiziano was often behind
on his board, and obliged to write to
his father at Galore for check. But
after a time his pictures began to catch
on and he was often obliged to work
late at night and on Sundays to keep up
with his orders.
In 1882 he painted portrait OF
Charles V. Now, the old monarch was
homelier than hedge fence, and the
brush-slingers who had tried their
hands on him before had usually at
tempted to palm off picture of the
| Apollo Belvedere on him. But Titan
said, IL cannot paint lie, and the
likeness he made of the old monarch
stopped all the clocks in the castle
> when it was hung up in the grand gal
; lery. The King was pleased at last,
and Titan was allowed to print artist
to His Majesty" on his business cards.
Titan lived ninety-nine years, and
we find, by an old copy Of the daily
, Tenetia1e Life, that even at that ad.
; vanced age he walked every day three
y miles to the postotfice, split two cords
r of wood, and was able to read the
finest print without spectacles. 10 q
reporter who called on him during his
last illness he expressed great regret
! that he could not live to have cen.
: tennial celebration.-Iid-Bits.
S REMINIsCENcE OF LINDLEY MUIR.
! KIY.
A New York paper gives the follow
n ing Renaissance Of Lindley Murray:
I The great Lindley Murray did dc
: business in New York during the last
: three years of the Revolutionary war
and probably in Pearl street, but where
, l have been unable to find out. I think
L. he probably lived at No. 1876, now GOV.
cred by part Of the Harper building
He was a lawyer with a good and grow.
v ing practice when the war began, but
!, as that utterly destroyed his business
4 he went to Islip, being the son of a
e Quaker, and remained there in retire.
e ment. His father at that time owned
more ships than any other man in
i, America, and was one Of the only fou,
n men in New York rich enough to own q
: private carriage. He went out to Belle.
d vue, where Twenty-ffth street now is.
: bought him farm beautifully situated
y on the waters edge, and lived there I'm.
e til advised by the physician tn seek a
9 change OF climate. Then, after a resi-
dence at Bethlehem, Pa, he went tc
9 England and never returned to this
= country. 1t was in England that he
prepared and published his grammar
d reading books, and spelling books.
n Lindley Murray's brother was hall
n owner Of the famous brewery built be.
t fore the Revolutionary war, on Madison
n and Oliver streets. The ale brewed
there was Of the best quality, and many
!" gallon of it was furnished to set forth
y the cheer of George Washington's ia
I, bile. John Hancock delighted in it; ii
=. made the great General Moreau almos,
y forget the wines Of sunny France, an6
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